| Dr. Oliver is the Spencer P. Bass Twenty-First Century Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine at the University of Virginia, and holds joint appointments in the Departments of Public Health Sciences and Anthropology. Dr. Oliver has extensive experience in the area of racial and ethnic disparities in health, particularly in cancer health. He is one of the founders and the Director of the UVA Center on Health Disparities, which was established to coordinate research, education, and community outreach in the university’s efforts to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. His research focus is on the social determinants of racial and ethnic health disparities, using geographic information systems technology and spatial analysis. His most recent research projects involve investigating the role of implicit racial bias in the delivery of health care.
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